Douche apparatus and toilet attachment



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M. GLINES DCUCHE APPARATUS AND TOILET ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 29 1921 2Sheets-Sheet 1 a I l 'Q N w Q ATTORNEY Oct. 16 1923.

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i cLI vEs, or omoncrd hmivorsh DOUCHE APPARATUS ru n) TOILEI'ATTACHMENTt Application filed November 29, 1921. Serial No; 518,624.

ToaZZ whom it may concern I Be it known that I, MAE Grana a citizenofthe United States, residing-at Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of'Illinois, have invented new and usefulImprovements ments, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to toilet -attach--- ments and has for its'objectthe provision of a supporting device designed to beasso ciated' with atoilet bowl an'd'upon which a person may lie whiletaking an enema or avaginal douche.

' It is well known that in'taking a vaginal douche many omenlie' athalflength within a bath tub' so as to avoid cramping the organs which it isdesired to irrigate and to allow the wateror medicated solution to floweasily and naturally to tlie desired location so as to effect the result-desired.

It is well known that-in taking an enema it is generally customary forthe person toassume' a sitting posture over the stoolor toilet bowl.There is however a great drawback to this-method as the large intestineera'l improvement in the art.

becomes cramped, frequently to such an ex,- tent as to preclude thepassage of'suflicient water 'therethrough to produce the desired result.With these facts in view I have de signed the present invention whichhas for its specific object the provision of a support designed forassociation with a toilet bowl and having supporting legs, the devicebeing so constructed and arranged as to'supporta person in an easy andcomfortable position with tllflOIlfiCGS tobe-irrigat'ed disposed'atsuchlocation with respect to the toilet bowl as to cause all water andother'matter'dis charged to pass into the bowl, my'supporting structurehaving the advantage of enabling the person to lie'in' such positionthat the organs will be normally arranged and will not be displaced inanyway so that the Y I 7 v p U I shaped frame 14 ,havingthe intermediatefull benefit of. the treatment may be had.

"Another object is the'provision of a device of this character'vvhich'is foldableso that it may be made-into a rather small andcompact bundle for convenience in'storage within a closet or thelikewhenitsuse'is not desired' V r I V I Anadditional object is theprovision of a support of this character'whichwill be simple andinexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient in use, durable in serviceand agenengaging clamps thereon.

With the above and other objectsand advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings in Iwhich,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device in set up posltion ready foruse.

Figure 2 is atop plan view thereof.

Figureifl is a detail perspective view illus- V trating the mounting ofthe head-rest.

F gure 4 18 a cI'OSS-SBCtlOIifll view. 7 F 1gure'5 1s a detailsectionalview showing the clamping means engaging the toilet bowl. c

Figure 6 is a plan view of the underside of one, end of the deviceshowing'thebowl Referring more particularly to the drawings the 'letterAdesignates a toilet'bowl of ordinary construction with which my deviceisdesigned to be associated when inuse. In

carrying out my invention I, provide an elongated rectangular framelOhich isfpref erably constructed of pipes connected at I theircorne'rs'of course by suitable elbows,

though: it should be distinctly understood extending curved portion '11of substantially thesame shapeas one end of the toilet bowl A. This endof the frame is designed to be held associated with the toilet bowl bymeans of a plurality of 'U-shaped spring clips 12 which arefsecured uponthe undersideof the frame and which are adapted to of the frame isahead-rest formed of a U- 's pp slv engage-the top edgeof the bowl A. c"'Pivotally connected with theother end 13' r portion of its arms,coiled about the bar 13 as indicated at 15, the terminals of the armsbeing formed with hooks 16 which engage beneath the side bars oftheframe'lo for the purpose of holding the head-rest at a suit;

thereo'ver, this fabric being indicated byQthe numeral 1' 7, and,thehead-rest is likewise covered with fabric 18 upon which maybeable-angularjinclinationwithrespectfit'o the frame 10. The frame. 10 iscovered with canvas or" other fabric stretched tightly o the devicei'sused.

disposed a'suitable pillow or cushion when- 'In order that the end ofthedevice remote from the bowl may be supported, I

, provide a pairof legs 19'wliic'h "are pivot ally mounted upon the .bar13 and with which are pivotally connected,"as shown -Y at'20, brace rods21 which are in turn pivot- I or rods 121-l areformed intermediate.their I ends-w t t be ;folded;butwhereby they will ordinarily allyconnected with the side bars of the frames 10;a s indicated at 22. Thesebars rule joints 23 whereby they may be -held in extended position.

Secured'upon'the end of the frame which 1' is disposedin-association-with the toilet a bowl is a sheehofauibber fabric orgum-rub- -be'r( if oreferred designated by 2 and l V a n r this, -shee tof rubber fabric is providedwith a dependingapron which is disposedwithin the-curvedportion 11 st the end of lhflflfflllle, to serve as aspecies of conduits I or channel which will conduct'into the-bowl Ithere will be no distortionror displacement water or discharge fallingupon the. rubber sheet. If preferred,- and :it is advisable, Imaygprovide-a suitable cushion .or padding 26 between this fabriccovering-the frame and the rubber sheet 24 so thatthisi will not' onlyprovide a soft cushion for theperson using-the device but it will alsoserve to make an incline inthe, Upper surface of therubloer sheet which-vill'insure the passage of," any water or,dischargefalling tliereontointo-the bowl sothat :it :cannot run back 'ionto the fabric 1 covering17;.

1-1 1 the use of the device it will be seen I that the legs 19 areswungintosdownwardly extending ,position -and the brace rods "21 areextended v so as to hold the l6gS"Iflg'1Cl.-

Thehead reststrueture is then so swung to extendin an inclined directionas 'indicated in l ligure l of drawings whereupon the hooks 16st theends-of the arms thereof will engage against the side bars ofthe frame10 and maintain the angular position of the head-rest. If @preferred apillow may be placed upon the head rest for the ,aeconnnodation andcomfort of the person takmg or receiving the vtreatment.

In using th e device the person lies upon 1 the supporting structurewith the buttocks,

or possibly the abdo111en ,1in some instances, resting upon the rubber 1sheet 24 whereupon the organs or orifices to be irrigated will be inproper position with .respect to the toilet bowl-At This position isnatural and ofthebngans --which might interfere I with the. free passageof the water or medicated solution; which is used for douche or enemapurposes, Then a person is thus disposed upon ,the det ice it will bereadily apparent "that-free access be had to the organ IIforgefi'ectingthe treatment -.thereof.

above stated ethe rubber sheet 24 is so arranged as to be alwaysinclined downwardly toward tlLGQbOWl'SO as to conduct away any water ormatter which might fall thereupon lvhen the device is not in use'it-will bereadily apparent that the joint 23 may be broken so that thebraces 21 may be folded which will of course result in folding of .thelegs 19 up against the underside of the frame 10. It is also apparentthat the head rest structure isswung to lie against the frame 10 and thedevice is of course dlSfiSSO Clil'CGCl from the toilet bowl VJhen vthedevice is thus collapsed or folded I it is apparent'that it may beeasily stored within a closet orother place and will occupy butlittleroom H 'From the foregoing description and a study of thedrawingsit will be apparent that I have'thus provided a simply constructed andconsequentlyinexpensive devicewhich will be of great-comfort andnaterial benefit to persons having occasion to make use of douche orenema treatmentsthe device having the particularly meritorious feature"of insuring; the patient will lie in a comfortable position which willprevent' any possible cramping or cont-raction ofiany of the .organstorbe treated.

While I have shownand described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it isof course tobe understood thatrl reserve the righttomake such changes-in theform, con-.

struction andarrangement ,of'parts as will I not depart from the spiritoftheginvention or'the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

. Having thus described invention I 2. A suppor-ting device of thecharacter described compnising a platfOrmlike body member provided atone end with supporting legsanda head restiandhaving its other endcutawayand adapted to be engaged upon-the upper edge of a toilet bowl,and

- means dependingfrom' the un ders'ide of said out awayend fo r clampingengagement upon the edge of the ,toilet'howl, said means con sisting :ofspring clips. e

I 3. A device or the character described comprising an {elongated fabriccovered frame, one end of said fram'e being inwardly curvedwhereby to bedisposed upon th upper edgeofga toilet bowl, a plurality of spring clipsmounted upon the underside, of said end of the i'frametand'fengageablewith the edgelof the toilet bowl, and supporting legs mountedat'theother end of the frame.

1 and 1,471,258 i i g L '3 4. A device of the character describedcomprising an elongated fabric covered frame one end of said frame beinginwardly curred whereby tobe dis-posed upon the upper edge of a toiletbowl, a plurality of spring clips mounted upon the underside of said endof the frame and engageable with the edge of the toilet bowl, andsupporting legs mounted at the other end of the frame, said legs beingfoldable whereby to lie against the undersideof the frame, and: a.head-rest including a frame pivoted upon the end of the main frameremote from the toilet bowl and'including arms terminating in hooksengaging beneath the sidesof the first named frame. r g

5. A supporting device of the character described comprising a platformlike body member pro ided at: one end with supporting legs anda headrest and having its other means depending from the underside of saidsheet higher at its edge'most remote from the cut-away end of theplatform whereby to make the upper surface of the sheetinclined toward lthe bowl.

In testimony whereofI afiix mysignature;

c MAE GLINES.

20 endcut aWa-y and adapted to be engaged upon theuppe-r edge of atoilet bowl, and

